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Pinochet may stand trial for killings, Chile high court rules

September 14, 2005 03:05:00 PM

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can stand trial for an alleged campaign of abduction and murder of political opponents during his leadership, Chile's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling was the third by the...

September 7, 2005 03:02:00 PM

Chile's Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by deposed Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet of a lower court decision in July that stripped him of immunity from prosecution. Pinochet, 89, is...

July 6, 2005 03:10:00 PM

Leading Wednesday's international brief, in a ruling originally expected in June, the Santiago Appeals Court has held that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was not entitled to immunity from prosecution for alleged human rights...

June 21, 2005 04:07:00 PM

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke Tuesday and was taken to the hospital a day before the Santiago Appeals Court was to consider whether he could be tried for crimes against his...

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